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Disillusionment was inevitable, although in my case very slow. Even after uninspired lectures, I remained awed by professors’ erudition. Even after excruciating section discussions, I remained in awe of upperclassmen (goodness! they could reference habermas! And foucault!), and anxious about my own spotty secondary education...
While the current freshman week schedule provides ample time for first-years to become acquainted with their classmates, there are virtually no opportunities—short of fleeting moments at the activities fair—for meaningful interaction with upperclassmen. Most importantly, the advising first-years receive in choosing their first semester courses is often lacking; proctors who are new to Harvard and many off-campus advisors have no more knowledge of Harvard’s courses than do the first-years themselves. Informal academic advice from upperclassmen would nicely supplement formal advising during the first week, not to mention...
Save for scattered extracurricular activities, there is traditionally little interaction between freshmen and upperclassmen. If the College is serious about breaking this barrier—as the Harvard College Curricular Review proposals for increased peer advising and hopefully abortive noises about formally affiliating freshmen with residential houses suggests—it would be wise to encourage upperclassmen-freshmen interaction from the moment freshmen set foot in the Yard. However, it shouldn’t end when freshman week does. The Freshman Dean’s Office (FDO) should consider expanding the Prefect Program to several prefects per entryway, which...
...Crimson Key Society’s primary goal is to encourage socialization within the freshman class. Change must come from the top. That’s why the FOAC’s recent survey of current freshmen about freshman week is a good start. By incorporating more upperclassmen-freshmen contact and broader advising, the FOAC will ensure that freshman week lives up to the tall task of introducing students to the cornucopia of resources and opportunities available at this university...
...Quakers are the very picture of inexperience and youth, with only three upperclassmen on a roster with 12 sophomores and six freshmen. That being said, Penn really has nowhere to go but up, and could take some unsuspecting opponents by surprise...